Google, Nvidia, SBI Holdings and Swiss bank AMINA announced a series of partnerships during the third week of July, spanning AI search infrastructure, robotics, prediction markets, tokenized securities and crypto payment rails. The deals center on backend systems required for AI agents, surgical robots, institutional digital asset flows and on-chain capital markets. According to the source, these partnerships aim to address infrastructure demands in sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, drug discovery and regulated finance, with Google Cloud integrating Parag Agrawal's Parallel startup for AI agent search, Nvidia expanding into Japanese robotics with Kawasaki and Canon, and SBI partnering with the Solana Foundation to build yen-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets.
Google Cloud Integrates Parallel AI Search for Gemini Customers
Google Cloud announced a partnership with Parallel Web Systems, the AI search startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. Under the arrangement, Google Cloud will offer Parallel to customers building AI agents on Gemini. Parallel retrieves information for AI models, including details buried deep inside documents. Matt Renner, Google Cloud's president and chief revenue officer, described the tie-up as part of a strategy of giving customers options beyond Google's own grounding tools. Agrawal called it "our deepest technical integration with a hyperscaler model lab to date," noting that engineers from both sides have spent recent months wiring their tools together directly. Parallel remains available on other clouds, including AWS, and counts legal AI startup Harvey among its customers, backed by $230 million in funding and a $2 billion valuation as of April.
Nvidia Announces Japanese Robotics Partnerships With Kawasaki and Canon
Nvidia used a July 15 showcase to announce Japanese partnerships spanning healthcare, manufacturing and drug discovery, involving Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Canon, Astellas and Daiichi Sankyo. Kawasaki is building surgical-support and hospital-assistance robots, FORRO and NURABOT, using Nvidia's Isaac and Holoscan tools. Astellas and Daiichi Sankyo are applying Nvidia's stack to drug discovery and advanced imaging as of this year, while Canon, OMRON and Hitachi are rolling out Nvidia's Metropolis platform for vision AI across public infrastructure and industrial sites. Japan's Science and Technology Agency is using Nvidia's Isaac Sim for a caregiving-robot Moonshot project that stretches out to 2050. Nvidia struck an infrastructure deal with Fujitsu last October running through 2030, followed two months later by a physical-AI partnership with FANUC. Kawasaki has separately been building a Silicon Valley robotics center with Nvidia as part of Japan's push toward 2030 AI infrastructure goals.
Blockchain.com Integrates Polymarket Prediction Markets for 43 Million Users
Blockchain.com announced a deal with Polymarket that lets its 43 million verified users trade prediction markets within the app using assets already in their accounts. Event contracts now sit next to crypto holdings, with no external wallet, no extra deposit fees and no separate onboarding required. Polymarket has pulled in more than $4.2 billion in volume from global football matches this tournament cycle, with football-related trading topping $5 billion over the past year. Peter Smith, Blockchain.com's CEO, said the partnership lets the company move into "the fastest-growing sector of crypto" as global interest peaks. Shayne Coplan, Polymarket's founder and CEO, framed it as giving Blockchain.com's user base access to the "world's largest information market" without leaving their existing account. Coinbase and Robinhood have both folded prediction markets into their main trading environments recently.
Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald Collaborate on Tokenized IPO Infrastructure
Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald announced a partnership to bring blockchain infrastructure into public offerings. The two are building a framework to let companies raise capital through tokenized securities for both IPOs and follow-on share sales, while staying inside existing securities regulations. Securitize supplies the tokenization infrastructure (issuing, distributing and servicing the digital securities) with its SEC-registered broker-dealer arm, Securitize Markets, involved in the offering and settlement process. Cantor brings the equity capital markets capability. Most tokenization activity to date has clustered around private credit and Treasurys. Securitize itself went public earlier by merging with a Cantor-backed SPAC.
Doppler Finance and SBI Digital Finance Announce XRP Lending Partnership in Japan
Doppler Finance and SBI Digital Finance announced a partnership on July 13 aimed at building institutional XRP infrastructure in Japan. No launch date, no named clients and no financial terms were disclosed. The partnership combines Doppler's tokenized capital market systems with SBI Digital Finance's institutional network and its experience running HashHub Lending, a Japan-based crypto lending service. Rox, Doppler's head of institutions, said the goal is to turn digital assets into "productive financial capital," though this was described as a direction rather than a live product. In December 2025, SBI Ripple Asia and Doppler signed a memorandum exploring XRP yield infrastructure and real-world asset tokenization on the XRP Ledger, with SBI Digital Markets tapped for institutional custody.
SBI Holdings and Solana Foundation Partner to Build Yen Stablecoins on Solana
SBI Holdings announced a partnership with the Solana Foundation aimed at building yen-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets on Solana. As part of the agreement, the Solana Foundation is joining SBI R3 Japan, an entity expected to be rebranded SBI Solana Global, operating alongside existing shareholders SBI Holdings and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Plans include issuing a yen-pegged stablecoin called JPYSC, tokenizing corporate bonds, commercial paper, investment funds and real estate, and building cross-border payment infrastructure for institutional use. There is also a forward-looking piece aimed at the "AI agent era": payment systems designed for software that transact autonomously. SMBC Group has already partnered with Ava Labs, Fireblocks and TIS on stablecoin issuance, SBI has worked with Chainlink on RWA and stablecoin projects, and Japan Open Chain and Progmat have been advancing tokenized bonds.
Swiss Bank AMINA Integrates Mesh Crypto Payments Network
Swiss bank AMINA announced it has become the first FINMA-regulated institution to integrate Mesh, a crypto connectivity network. The integration lets clients move digital assets between their existing wallets or exchange accounts and their AMINA account in a few clicks. Myles Harrison, AMINA's chief product officer, pointed out that moving assets safely between platforms and regulated banks has stayed clunky. Clients previously had to complete wallet-signing externally and verify addresses manually before a deposit could go through. He said the Mesh integration brings that experience "in line with the standards clients expect" from traditional finance, and that AMINA plans to extend the connection to withdrawals and payouts. Bessemer Venture Partners found real-world stablecoin payments roughly doubled in 2025 to $400 billion, with corporate treasury and cross-border settlement driving 60% of that volume. Mesh's co-founder and CEO, Bam Azizi, said AMINA's move shows digital assets can flow through regulated finance with verification and compliance "handled natively."
FAQ
What did Google Cloud announce during July's third week?
Google Cloud announced a partnership with Parallel Web Systems, the AI search startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, to offer Parallel to customers building AI agents on Gemini.
Which companies did Nvidia partner with in Japan?
Nvidia announced partnerships with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Canon, Astellas and Daiichi Sankyo during a July 15 showcase, spanning healthcare, manufacturing and drug discovery.
What did SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation announce?
SBI Holdings announced a partnership with the Solana Foundation aimed at building yen-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets on Solana, with plans to issue a yen-pegged stablecoin called JPYSC and tokenize corporate bonds, commercial paper, investment funds and real estate.
